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** IMs may go unnoticed if they aren't visible enough, and lose the benefit of "instantness" that IM has compared to email. | ** IMs may go unnoticed if they aren't visible enough, and lose the benefit of "instantness" that IM has compared to email. | ||
** (Gmail shows IMs above emails.) | ** (Gmail shows IMs above emails.) | ||
** Users should be able to see easily if someone is waiting for a reply? (IM) or if it's probably OK to think for a few hours about the message's content before replying (email) | |||
* What's the scope of "instant messaging"? | * What's the scope of "instant messaging"? | ||
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** Which protocols of "instant" communication make sense here probably depend on what the users we target need or already use. 'protocols' might be less relevant than 'network' from a user stand point. I suggest we use this word rather than the technical one. | ** Which protocols of "instant" communication make sense here probably depend on what the users we target need or already use. 'protocols' might be less relevant than 'network' from a user stand point. I suggest we use this word rather than the technical one. | ||
** What network list should we consider ? | ** What network list should we consider ? | ||
*** Need some user research. | |||
* Who are the target users? | * Who are the target users? | ||
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*** Should we offer to create an account during the first startup? | *** Should we offer to create an account during the first startup? | ||
** People using competing software that already integrates email and IM (Gmail website, Outlook+Office Communicator, ...)? | ** People using competing software that already integrates email and IM (Gmail website, Outlook+Office Communicator, ...)? | ||
* What's the minimum viable product? | |||
** Seeing if the sender of an email is online and being able to click to start an IM conversation in the system default chat client? | |||
*** If centralizing all the user's communication in a single application is a goal, then it's not enough. | |||
** Providing a reliable offline archive of all messages exchanged on some networks? | |||
*** Need user research to know which networks matter. | |||
** The short term goals we pick need to be compatible with the long term vision. | |||
*** Is it OK to rely on other IM clients of the system if intend to develop a mobile version later? | |||
|Feature overview=The goal is to bring additional value to Thunderbird users by leveraging instant messaging communications. In other words, to enrich the email experience with instant messaging functionality. | |Feature overview=The goal is to bring additional value to Thunderbird users by leveraging instant messaging communications. In other words, to enrich the email experience with instant messaging functionality. | ||
|Feature users and use cases=Targeted users are people who use Thunderbird for their emails and may IM the same set of contacts. | |Feature users and use cases=Targeted users are people who use Thunderbird for their emails and may IM the same set of contacts. |
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